Saussure's ascent of Mont Blanc

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Artist/Maker	Longmans, Green & Co. (publisher) Cooke, George (engraver)
Place of origin	London (published)

Engraving depicting Saussure's ascent of Mont Blanc.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Saussure's ascent of Mont Blanc (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving on paper Paper Printing Ink Engraving
Brief description	Print by George Cooke, 'Saussure's ascent of Mont Blanc,' etching, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, London, 1810
Physical description	Engraving depicting Saussure's ascent of Mont Blanc.
Dimensions	Height: 8.625in Width: 10.875in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Marks and inscriptions	(Lettered with title) 'Engraved by George Cooke. London. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, Paternoster Row, Jan. 1. 1810.' (Lettered)
Credit line	Given by Prof. E. W. Tristram
Place depicted	Mont Blanc
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2451-1932

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O744553/saussures-ascent-of-mont-blanc-print-cooke-george/

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